GIS APPLICATION IN URBAN HYDROLOGY

Abstract

 Urban hydrology deals with total water available on earth, rainwater, groundwater, and wastewater generated contribute all in urban hydrology. It is a special case of hydrology which is applied for cities i.e. the area with a very high level of human interference with natural processes. As we know the human population is increasing day by day which creates a scope of hydrological studies. Today, due to the increased population we are facing problems in finding and utilizing new water sources to satisfy the need. After problem identification, land use/ land mapping study was carried out using GIS for Islampur city , we found that due to an urbanizing; water scarcity will be faced and needs to utilize new water sources, hence it is required to provide the different method of conservation of water to reduce water issues. GIS helps to know future development in the city as compared to previous years.